Sunday, March 21
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
1-2, 1-2
3
at
4
Cal Poly
7-6, 2-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
CSUN
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
11
0
Cal Poly
2
0
0
0
2
0
X
4
10
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jeffries, Shelby (2-1)
L: Jamerson, Kenedee (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Swan, Aaliyah 1 ; Rojas, Journey 1
RBI: Swan, Aaliyah 1 ; Steward, Jaymi 1 ; Jamerson, Kenedee 1
SH: Usquiano, Paloma 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Swan, Aaliyah 1 ; Favre, Savannah 1 ; Rojas, Journey 1
SB: Favre, Savannah 1
Batting:
2B: Jeffries, Shelby 1 ; Amos, Maddie 1
RBI: Jeffries, Shelby 1 ; Diaz, Xiara 2 ; Napoli, Jackie 1
SH: Sargent, Juju 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ramos, Noellah 1 ; Frankenberger, S. 1 ; Amos, Maddie 1 ; Diaz, Xiara 1
SB: Diaz, Xiara 1
HBP: Amos, Lily 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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INF
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Photo by: Shae Hammond
CSUN Drops Series Finale At Cal Poly 4-3
3/21/2021 4:47:00 PM | Softball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Cal Poly defeated CSUN 4-3 in the Big West softball series finale Sunday afternoon at Bob Janssen Field.
The Mustangs opened the bottom of the first with three consecutive singles which were capped off by a Shelby Jefferies RBI double. With one out, Xiara Diaz singled in the second Cal Poly run. CSUN starter Kenedee Jamerson battled back to record the next two outs to get the Matadors out of the inning.
Jaymi Steward led off the Matadors' second with a single. Jamerson followed with an opposite-field single to left. Steward attempted to score on the play but was thrown out at the plate. Sami Garcia reached on a fielder's choice to second. Jamerson would end up safe at second, reaching on a Cal Poly error. Paloma Usquiano grounded out to first, but both runners were able to safely move up a base. Jordan Kaeka ran the count to 3-2 against Cal Poly starter Krystyna Allman before striking out looking for the final out of the inning.
Journey Rojas opened the CSUN third with a double. Alexus Lemus singled Rojas to third. Aaliyah Swan grounded out to short, but Rojas was able to score on the play while Lemus took second. Savannah Favre singled and moved to second on the throw home as Lemus advanced to third. Jeffries entered the game as a pitcher and intentionally walked Steward to load the bases. With the count 2-0, Jamerson hit into a 1-6-3 double play to end the inning.
Cal Poly began the bottom of the third with back-to-back hits. The Mustangs would end up stranding the runners at second and third. Garcia's single kicked the Matadors' fourth off. She made it to second on a Usquiano sacrifice bunt. Kaeka's grounder to second allowed Garcia to move to third. Rojas grounded out to third for the final out.
The Matadors tied the game with two outs in the top of the fifth. Favre singled and stole second. Steward was intentionally walked again. Favre came around to score on a Jamerson single. Diaz returned the lead to Cal Poly with a one-out RBI double in the bottom of the fifth. Jackie Napoli's RBI single later in the frame added to the Mustang advantage.
Swan led off the CSUN seventh with a double. With one out, Steward reached on an error which allowed Swan to score. Jeffries got the next two outs to clinch the victory for the Mustangs.
The Matadors outhit CSUN 11-10. Four CSUN players (Lemus, Swan, Favre, and Jamerson) each had two hits. CSUN left nine runners on base, compared to six for the Mustangs. Cal Poly had three players (Jeffries, Diaz, Maddie Amos) with two hits.
"Cal Poly played a great game today and we came out and competed and fought until the last pitch," said CSUN head coach Charlotte Morgan. "We have to clean up a few things on both sides of the field. We are asking our players to play positions and do some things that they aren't used to and they are handling it like they have played at those position for their whole career. The top of our lineup gave us opportunities to score and we have to as an offense be able to string more runs together. Losing is a way to learn and grow and that's what we will do."
CSUN hosts Hawai'i next weekend. Friday's single game begins at 3 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader gets underway at 1 p.m. All links for coverage are available on GoMatadors.com.
~UniteTheValley~
The Mustangs opened the bottom of the first with three consecutive singles which were capped off by a Shelby Jefferies RBI double. With one out, Xiara Diaz singled in the second Cal Poly run. CSUN starter Kenedee Jamerson battled back to record the next two outs to get the Matadors out of the inning.
Jaymi Steward led off the Matadors' second with a single. Jamerson followed with an opposite-field single to left. Steward attempted to score on the play but was thrown out at the plate. Sami Garcia reached on a fielder's choice to second. Jamerson would end up safe at second, reaching on a Cal Poly error. Paloma Usquiano grounded out to first, but both runners were able to safely move up a base. Jordan Kaeka ran the count to 3-2 against Cal Poly starter Krystyna Allman before striking out looking for the final out of the inning.
Journey Rojas opened the CSUN third with a double. Alexus Lemus singled Rojas to third. Aaliyah Swan grounded out to short, but Rojas was able to score on the play while Lemus took second. Savannah Favre singled and moved to second on the throw home as Lemus advanced to third. Jeffries entered the game as a pitcher and intentionally walked Steward to load the bases. With the count 2-0, Jamerson hit into a 1-6-3 double play to end the inning.
Cal Poly began the bottom of the third with back-to-back hits. The Mustangs would end up stranding the runners at second and third. Garcia's single kicked the Matadors' fourth off. She made it to second on a Usquiano sacrifice bunt. Kaeka's grounder to second allowed Garcia to move to third. Rojas grounded out to third for the final out.
The Matadors tied the game with two outs in the top of the fifth. Favre singled and stole second. Steward was intentionally walked again. Favre came around to score on a Jamerson single. Diaz returned the lead to Cal Poly with a one-out RBI double in the bottom of the fifth. Jackie Napoli's RBI single later in the frame added to the Mustang advantage.
Swan led off the CSUN seventh with a double. With one out, Steward reached on an error which allowed Swan to score. Jeffries got the next two outs to clinch the victory for the Mustangs.
The Matadors outhit CSUN 11-10. Four CSUN players (Lemus, Swan, Favre, and Jamerson) each had two hits. CSUN left nine runners on base, compared to six for the Mustangs. Cal Poly had three players (Jeffries, Diaz, Maddie Amos) with two hits.
"Cal Poly played a great game today and we came out and competed and fought until the last pitch," said CSUN head coach Charlotte Morgan. "We have to clean up a few things on both sides of the field. We are asking our players to play positions and do some things that they aren't used to and they are handling it like they have played at those position for their whole career. The top of our lineup gave us opportunities to score and we have to as an offense be able to string more runs together. Losing is a way to learn and grow and that's what we will do."
CSUN hosts Hawai'i next weekend. Friday's single game begins at 3 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader gets underway at 1 p.m. All links for coverage are available on GoMatadors.com.
~UniteTheValley~
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